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of water that ifTueth forth,by reafbn whcreof,it flio uld 

 dccreafc. But leaving Peru, andpafifingtonew^/w, 

 the Lakes there, arcnoleffetobcobferved; efpecially 

 thatmoft famous of 'Mexico, where we finde two fortes 

 6f waters>one (alt Lake to that of the fea,and the other 

 cleerc and fweete , by reafbn of the rivers that enter in 

 to it. In the midft of this Lake,is a rocke verie delight* 

 full and pleafant , wlierc there are baths of hotc water 

 that iflue forth, the which they greatly cftcerne for 

 their health. There are gardins in the middeft of this 

 Lake, framed and fleeting vpon the water , where you 

 may fee plottes full of a thoufand fortes of hearbes and 

 flowers, and they are in fuch fort, as a man cannot well', 

 conceive th^m without fight . The Citieof Mexico, is 

 fcated in the fame Lake, although the Spaniards have 

 filled vp the place of the fcituation with earth, leaving 

 onelyfome currents of water, great and fmall, which 

 enter into the Girie, to carrie fuch things as they have 

 neede of, as wood, hearbes, ftone, fruites of the coun- 

 trie , andall other things. When Cortex conquered 

 Mexico fa caufed BrigAndins to be made 5 yet afterwards 

 he thought it more fafe not to vfe them: thetfore they 

 vfe Canoes, whereof there is great ftore . There is great 

 ftoreoffifli in this Lake, yet have I notfeene any of 

 price : notwithftanding , they iay the revenue of this 

 Lake,is worth three hundred thoufand duckets a yecre. 

 There are many other Lakes, hot far from this,whence 

 they bring much fifh to Mexico . The Province of Me- 

 chovMAn is fb called,for that it abounded! greatly with 

 fifh. There are goodly and great Lakes, in the which 

 there is much fifh , and this Province is coole and 

 healthful!. There are many other Lakes, whereof it is 

 notpoffiblcto make mcfction, nor to know them in 



